Disorderly conduct?

Question

My boyfriend was arrested last night (St. Patrick's Day) for disorderly conduct. Big deal, but not the end of the world. Except that he is in the military. Can someone please help me understand what the procedure for him is from here? And what is the difference between this and public drunkeness? Is this charge serious enough to be kicked out the military?

Answer 1

Disorderly conduct is a trumped-up "serves all purposes" charge that the authorities use when they want to arrest somebody but have no crime to charge them with. I don't know the military aspect, so I will answer the civilian court part of your question only.

The charge is a misdemeanor. Have your boyfriend plead not guilty at arraignment and schedule a pre-trial date. Pre-trial is when you and/or your lawyer talks to the prosecuter to see what he's going to recommend. It's the "cut a deal" court date. If he's playing hard ball and demands no less than a guilty plea, your boyfriend should demand and schedule a jury trial. The very little money that the court could collect from a guilty verdict isn't worth the court's time and expense. That should soften the prosecuter into a deal like maybe if your boyfriend stays out of trouble for 3 or 6 months it won't go on his record. NEVER have a bench (judge decides verdict) trial and NEVER request a court-appointed attorney. The judge and court appointees both work for the government and will NEVER consider what's best for you.

Answer 2

He is required to notify his Commanding Officer within 24 hours of his arrest. He should know this. He is not only subject to Civilian criminal proceedings but also military trial.
This is all up to his Commanding Officer. He may receive an article 15 which can be a heavy fine in the military or a complete courts marshal - meaning a dishonorable discharge from the military.

Answer 3

I don't know what the military will do to him but I can tell you what happens to a civilian since I had a similar offense when I was 17. What happpens is the magistrate mails you a citation for a fine. You can either plead guilty and pay it or plead not guilty and request a hearing. In the municipality I lived in at the time it was considered a summary level offense(i.e. like a parking ticket) I got it for getting in a fight at school.

Answer 4

there are likely no scalping ordinances there yet and the police use the blocking off pedestrian site visitors somewhat to placed a end to it. it really is going to be puzzling to argue that you weren't in case you've been interrupting the pedestrian pass into the venue with assistance from asking people in the journey that they needed purchase a fee ticket. The complainant is going to be the officer. His call will have already got to be printed on the fee ticket above the position he has to signal it, so there is not any favor for his entire call again i don't believe of you've a lot of a danger with this one. in case you wrestle it at trial and lose, you'll assessed courtroom expenditures also. frequently starting up and $one hundred forty and up and under no circumstances such as your fines.

Answer 5

As a military man, he should know better.

The local authorities will turn him over to the military police. He can be court-martialled and jailed. He can be reduced in rank with loss of pay. I doubt they would kick him out for it but he'll spend some time in the klinker.